Van hire insurance

Van Hire Insurance Deals

If you need to hire a van in the UK or overseas – perhaps for a house move or an extended trip - it’s important to make sure you’ve got the right insurance in place to cover you in the event of anything going wrong on your journey.Driving an unfamiliar rental van can be a more relaxed experience when you’ve already purchase comprehensive van hire insurance in place before you travel.Use the table below to compare the latest van hire insurance deals:

What can van hire insurance cover?

Many van hire insurance products cover accidental damage, fire, theft and malicious damage to the hired vehicle and loss or damage to tyres, windscreen, and loss of use of the vehicle. Some of the other things that might be covered as standard by a good quality van hire insurance policy include:

Cover for single hire periods of up to two weeks

Cover for vans up to 7.5 metric tonnes

Key cover

Baggage cover

Personal accident insurance

Towing cover – if your rental van requires it

Misfueling – if you accidentally put the wrong fuel into your hired van, you could be covered for this

Optional additions to your van hire insurance

If you wish to do so, you can often add your own choice of extra cover to the policy by adding the following optional extras:

Extended van hire cover – you may be able to extend your rental van insurance period up to 60 days

Some van hire insurance providers allow two named drivers to rent vans independently of each other

Battery Failure Cover – insurance for the cost of replacing the van battery

Collision Damage Waiver Insurance – this could cover you up to £50,000 for total loss or theft of the hired vehicle

What does van hire insurance NOT cover?

This type of van insurance is Intended for people renting a van as a one off or only occasionally – if you are a tradesperson looking at renting a replacement vehicle this may be covered by your commercial vehicle insurance policy

You may not be covered for breakdowns and will usually need to purchase separate breakdown cover for this